Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-02
POINTS For LADIES.



Summer Costumea.
An appeal to the leading tailors
elicits the assurance that both stripes
and crossbars will be in demand, and
the increasing desire for the latter is
producing them under several new
aspects. Many are shown in viouna,
soft in texture and light in weight
These display loose hairs upon sur
face Of large broken pla;ds IN mixtures
of black and white neutral tints, as
well as as in some of the new shades
Of eoore and heliotrope, Chess board
squares are to be found upon others.
with bright satin divisional orosshar,
in tones of bourre trials and leaden
grays, A more notable novelty, and
one which could only be achieved by
the setting up Of new looms, is to be
found in the diamond reversible cloth.
in this manufacture an obvious din.
Guilty to effective draping Is overcome,
Those who are experienced In the cos
tuners art know full well that when.
for the sake Of appearance, material
has to be used upon the bias instead of
the straight strain or pull in an un-
desired direction is frequently the re-
suit
1t is the triumph of this new tissue
to present diamond framed in dag
onal lines, running the straight way Of
the material. The cloth--a species of
tweed--which is also reversible and
shot, allows the color showing the dia-
mond upon one side to offer the stripe
ON the other, and vice versa. In the
lozenges of two-inch proportions the
colors are seen in distinctness; ON
those presented in smaller shading
is produced by means Of an interlining.
The mixtures are much varied. Navy
blue and white, admiralty white and
mprdore, tan and chocolate, ecore
of one shade crossed by another In q
deeper or paler and occasionally. with
white, offer scope for choice, COM
bnations of this nature are already to
be met with as inserted waistcoats TO
some smart little coats, and are also In
readiness for skirt draperies.
As folds and plaits diminish upon
the latter more color aud variety are
becoming apparent on the surface of
the fabrics in which draperios
are represented. Occasionally long
drapories are broken by killing
one side and handsomely braided
reverse on the other, with that portion
Of the bodice suggestive OF decoration
trimmed to correspond. An instance
Of this is to he found in costume
shown in q deep shade of heliotrope,
having the revers Of both skirt and
bodice, as we'll as cuffs and eellsr..
finely and richly braided In black.
In several models one long ample
drepery is carried completely over the
foundation, and caught up into
butterfly bow at the back. while an al-
most imperceptible killing prevents
the edge OF the skirt from falling in at
at the feet. Examples occur in which
such drapery is finished with band
of braid instead of rows Of stitching.
A costume lately supplied TO q
leader Of fashion, which had its NOR
dore surface flecked with gold, showed
braid Of the former color carried as q
bordering at the edge OF the drapery,
and supplied to do similar service on
the bodice. The collar of the latter
was folded back at the throat to
fssteu with a single button cver the
linen shirt, which is now bidding fair
to replace the waistcoat-
II is becoming usual to supply shirts
in dozens Or half dozens with such cos +,
TUNES as demand their presence, The
models shown suggest occasionally tho
starched fronts of the manly garment
fastening In front with tiny studs. and
assuming at the hack a habit shirt
form. In others thoy present plcatings
and folds held In place by band at
the waist. and arc finished with a tiny
bow at the throat
Another novelty of the season ems
dows the jacket bodice with front cut
like the dress ooat of man. and al
lows the opened spaces to be filed
either by waistooat or shirt.
Habit bodices are. however. still in
vogue, and are frequently made with
revers, which leave richly braided
waistcoat apparent. In those doublo-
breasted bodices which close with a
single lapel the latter is generally sup
piled in velvet and has collar and cuffs
to correspond. Harriet Cdrtright, in
NJ y Herald.